http://www.rte.ie/live/index.html Click on the Real Player or Windows Media link in the right hand side. Under the heading of "pro box live"
Shit stoppage. The Irish commentary team are brutal. They don't know anything about boxing. The make out Andy Lee is the next fucking Stan Ketchel in terms of power. Heres Manny: Manny: ..........on his way to world championship, opponent was running....by the end of 2008 Andy will be MW Champ of World.....right now there is a fight scheduled for 2007 btw Pavlik and Duddy, it wont matter who wins the Taylor fight cos the Duddy fight is scheduled, and I am petitioning Bob Arum to get Andy to fight the winner of that {Pavlik-Duddy}
The McCluskey fight was worse, commentary was horrendous, but its good to see boxing on RTE - I just end up turning the volume down
What about "El Rebellio".....a gimmick if ever there was one. Honestly, a carnival in 1930's dustbowl America would bring a greater sense of reality and sincerity than some of this shite.
A cheesy, lowest common denominator aesthetic is definitely a feature of peters' promotions, i laughed when, in fairness, Rock rubbished the rte guy's suggestion that a world title fight between Duddy and Lee could be televised on RTE
Slim Cock didn't rubbish an RTE televising, he rubbished an Irish hosting, which, I suppose, are one and the same things. I feel that there are enough of people who could be baby shammed and "Amhrain Na Bhfianned" enough into going to Croker for that, and the gate could compensate for a lot of things. That said its hard to see the Police allowing the fight to take place at 2AM- a guaranteed minimum concession to be demanded by HBO. Yeah, Lee-Duddy will probably be at MSG...but RTE might have it on TV...expect a license fee increase next year!!!
RTE do two things badly radio and TV..... Does anyone else think that they are rushing Lee's progress...?
Well, considering that Andy hits as hard as a combined clone of Julian Jackson and Stan Ketchel.......no, really, I don't. Andy has massive legs, and you can see it cos he wears the "short shorts".
I heard that Marty Morrissey was glad to be sitting at ringside.:nono: I heard he was glad he wasn't in the ring with Andy.:nono:
Sal, it was priceless shit. They should bottle it and sell it. I mean, they say fact is stranger than fiction, and I agree, cos Nob Nation has fuck all on these guys. Thats the truth. "Short Shorts"....:doh: Oh look, Its mick, Jim, Marty and Darragh in the olden times.
I think Pavlik would stop Andy Lee in the middle rounds. It's too much too soon, in 18 months, I would like to see it, if Lee hasn't been exposed.
I agree he needs more time, but so far I have no worries of him being exposed as long as they dont rush into an foolish fight.
Steward again talking nonesense about his fighter KOing Pavlik. :: He said the same shit about Taylor who was an experienced champion. But to say it about Andy Lee? who the fuck is Andy Lee to even be considered as an oponent for Pavlik let alone beat him? ::
To be fair, one of the commentators we have been slamming did say that Steward is a great man for talking his own fighters up. Also, Manny was milking a partisan crowd. Don't take it too far out of context, they had what appeared to be Andys handicapped cousin or something in the ring being asked what she thought of Andy {this is live TV, btw}. Suffice it to say, she suggested Andy was "the best boxer...ever". Maybe we should take her at her word too.:doh:
Another overhyped, overrated white guy,.. :doh: here we go again, I don't know why caucasian people take up boxing, they gotta know it aint gunna get them anywhere, how many more do we need to EXPOSE before you Irish get the message I wonder?..
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He never said a single fucking intelligent boxing-related thing ALL NIGHT. Every bodyshot Andy landed was the fucking business. He was creaming in his pants on the third knockdown which wasn't even a knockdown, the Argie spun himself into the mat. It is actually a travesty- its that BAD.